Combined badge and watch-guard.



PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906. J. S. MARTIN & H. N. STOCKTON. COMBINED BADGE AND WATCH GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24. 1905.

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Attorneys.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. MARTIN AND HARRY N. STOCKTON, OF SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED BADGE AND WATCH-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented June 12, 1906.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,190.

To (0Z2 whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN S. MARTIN and HARRY N. SrooKroN, citizens of the United States, residing at Snohomish, in the county of Snohomish and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Combined Badge and Watch-Guard, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined badge and watch-guard.

The object of the invention is to dispense with the ordinary bar employed for holding a watch-chain combined with a vest or other garment and in lieu thereof to employ an article which shall constitute at once a guard that will successfully withstand any attempt on the part of a pickpocket to purloin the chain and a badge for the display of symbols used in secret or insurance organizations.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a combined badge and watch-chain guard, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the article viewed from the rear, the nut or securing member being shown detached. Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of the keeper or lockin device.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body or badge portion, which may be made of any suitable material and in any desi '11, and is provided with a rearwardly c isposed flange 2, having a transverse recess at one side, as shown at 10. The front of the body is provided with a field 3, which may be ornamented in any preferred manner and may bear the emblem of any secret or insurance organization or of any society. Secured to the rear side of the body is a keeper or locking device comprising a bar 4, extending through the recess 10 and having at one 'end beyond the body an eye 5 and a head 6 at the other end, the head disposed centrally of the rear face of the body. Extending rearwardly from the head 6 is a threaded stem or stud 7. The locking device is secured to the body by having its bar and head soldered thereto, the eye 5 being disposed close against the under edge of the body and being designed to receive a ring or loop 8,

which is to be engaged by the terminal link of the watch-chain or by a swivel carried thereby. Combined with the stud 7 is a securing member 9 in the nature of an ordinary nut, which when turned to position will serve positively to clamp the body or badge against the garment of the wearer, and thus secure the article against accidental or felonious separation therefrom. By disposing the eye of the shank on the lower side of the body of the badge the weight of the chain and of the pin will operate always to cause the former to occupy a vertical position, and thus exhibit the emblem borne thereon in proper position for inspection. The bar 4, extending through the recess 10 in the flange 2, is firmly sup ported thereby from lateral movement, thus relieving the holding means by which the bar is securedfor instance, largely from lateral strains.

The eye or chain-engaging member 8 is herein shown as a solid ring; but if preferred it may be a split ring, like an ordinary keyring, and this will facilitate connection with the watch-chain.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that although the improvements herein defined are simple in character they will be thoroughly effective for the purposes designed and will secure the provision of an article that will not only be ornamental in character, but will operate as a safeguard against pickpockets. It will be obvious that, if desired, the chain-engaging member 8 may be detached from the eye 5 of the keeper and the device worn as an ordinary badge by being secured upon the coat of the wearer.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A device of the class described comprising a body having a rearwardly-extending marthe soldering ginal flange provided With a transverse recess as our oWn We have hereto aflixed our signaat one point therein, a bar extending through tures in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

said recess and secured to said body and with JNO S MARTIN an eye at one end extending beyond the body,

5 a threaded pin extending rearwardly of said HARRY STOCKTON bar at its inner end and a clamp-nut engaging Witnesses: said pin. GEO. W. KIRK,

In testimony that we claim the foregoing GUY STRYKER. 

